Lori had the pleasure of assisting for a family having their 8th child on this day. Guenevere Virginia was born after a labor that lasted a total of 1 hour and 38 minutes, all of which was spent on the toilet in mom's bathroom! The midwife arrived about 5 minutes before the birth, and Lori was there for about 30 minutes prior to the birth.
While mom birthed fast, it was certainly an intense experience! She is extremely happy with the way everything unfolded, and the baby has many brothers and sisters who welcomed her to the world just after the birth!
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Today, it seems that a tradition of womanhood that properly belonged to women themselves has been replaced by a tradition of technology.
Natural childbirth has evolved to suit the species, and if mankind chooses to ignore her advice and interfere with her workings we must not complain about the consequences. We have only ourselves to blame.
Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
Women's bodies have their own wisdom, and a system of birth refined over 100,000 generations is not so easily overpowered.
300,000 women will be giving birth with you today.
Relax and breathe and do nothing else.
Labor is hard work, it hurts and you can do it.
A healthy woman who delivers spontaneously performs a job that cannot be improved upon.
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